SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                     _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

                            FORM 6-K

                REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer
            Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: February 2004

                          Filtronic plc
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

The Waterfront, Salts Mill Road, Saltaire, Shipley West Yorkshire
BD18 3TT, UK
           (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F _ X _       Form 40-F _ _ _

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing
the information contained in the Form is also thereby
furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yes _ _ _             No _ X _

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorised.

Filtronic plc

Date: February 6, 2004         By:  /s/ Maura Moynihan
                                   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
                          Name:    Maura Moynihan
                           Title:  General Counsel




SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Filtronic plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Legal and General Group Plc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is
in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above
or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case
of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Non-beneficial interest

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
holder, the number of shares held by each of them

See attached schedule

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

242,392

6. Percentage of issued class

0.33%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

4 February 2004

11. Date company informed

5 February 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

3,029,021

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

4.06%

14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Maura Moynihan +44 1274 231014

16. Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification

Maura Moynihan

Date of notification

6 February 2004

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Filtronic plc
Schedule 10 06 02 04

Registered Holder            				Shares Held

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 914945	31,893
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 887711	480,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245	341,083
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206	1,930,027
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 363605	55,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203	101,605
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509	88,913

TOTAL                        					3,029,021